Meet the trustees and our team

Our Purpose: We create and champion safe and accessible mental health support with, and for the Black community.

Our Vision: A community of Black people readily accessing mental health support, recovering fully from mental illness and thriving.

Hiwot Wolde-Senbet, Trustee (Chairperson)

Ronald Irvine Howson, Treasurer

Nicola Harvey, Trustee

Carol Monoyios, Trustee

  • Hiwot Wolde-Senbet is the Chair of Trustees for BMMUK. Hiwot works with the Trustees and the CEO to fulfil the charity’s objective: to make mental health services accessible to the Black community. She’s also involved in setting the strategic direction and the governance of the charity. Outside of BMMUK, Hiwot advises and delivers end-to-end strategic communication programmes for tech-enabled businesses across many sectors.

  • Ronald oversees all financial aspects of the charity, on behalf of the board of trustees, to ensure its short and long-term viability. He also contributes actively to the Board of Trustees role, giving firm strategic direction to the organisation, setting overall policy, defining goals, setting targets and evaluating performance against agreed targets. More recently, Ronald has worked as a Management Consultant in a leading global firm, supporting Government & Public Sector Clients through Finance and Corporate Services Transformation and other major investment decisions.

  • Carol ensures that Black Minds Matter UK complies with its memorandum and articles of association, charity law and any other relevant legislation or regulations. She is also Executive Director, Global Resource Mobilisation, at WWF International in Switzerland. Before joining WWF in 2010, Carol was Marketing and Communications Director at humanitarian agency CARE International.

  • Nicola Harvey is a Senior Education & Wellbeing Consultant, with a passion for diversity and inclusion within mental health spaces.

    With over 15 years’ experience in education, Nicola is a Schools Adviser for a local authority, and an Associate Trainer for Mental Health First Aid England. She is an accredited Clinical Reflective Practice Supervisor, approved by the British Psychological Society, and has worked closely with the NHS to develop evidence-based tools to support children’s mental health and emotional wellbeing.

    Initially, Nicola trained and qualified as a teacher, and went on to become a senior pastoral lead, and specialist in SEND. Nicola continues to deliver a trauma-informed approach to supporting mental health in schools.

Meet the team

Danielle Bridge
Chief Executive

Marina Andoh
Operations Coordinator

Darlington Zvionere
Head of Clinical Services

Nulu Nawanyanga

Therapy Services Manager

Rita Kaana, Black Minds Matter UK

Violet Karamagi
Programmes Manager

Nneka Bolaji
Digital Fundraiser

  • Danielle Bridge is an experienced leader with a passion for driving positive change in the realm of mental health and social impact. 

    As Chief Executive of Black Minds Matter UK, Danielle is the responsible for setting and delivering the organisational strategy.


  • Darlington holds responsibility for the clinical direction and delivery of the therapy service within the charity. He is also responsible for establishing therapeutic and clinical pathways in partnership with statutory services, third-sector and other charitable organisations, all for the benefit of the Black community.

  • As an Operations Coordinator at Black Minds Matter UK, Marina ensures the seamless day-to-day functioning of the organisation. She manages key operational processes, oversees administrative tasks, and coordinates team activities to support the charity's mission. Marina plays a vital role in streamlining workflows, maintaining internal systems, and fostering collaboration among staff. She helps create a supportive and impactful environment for delivering mental health resources to the Black community.

  • As the Finance Manager, Leslie oversees the financial direction of the charity.

    Leslie supports the strategic direction regarding the finances for BMMUK and provides support to the wider team.

  • Nulu is responsible for coordinating, developing and expanding our therapeutic service with the support of the Head of Clinical Services. She is also responsible for coordinating assessments and managing the therapy waiting list, as well as one of the most important roles within the charity - the allocation of our clients with one of our associate therapists. Nulu is the point of contact for our associate therapists, as well as the direct contact with our clients who are looking for therapy.

  • Rita is a highly motivated and dedicated Finance Officer with extensive 15 years of experience in the Charity sector.

    Rita has a broad knowledge of a wide range of financial practices, including, payroll, credit control, budget handling and forecasting.

  • Nneka is committed to strengthening BMMUK's fundraising capabilities. She develops and implements digital fundraising plans to increase income from new and existing donors, directly contributing to the organisation's goals. Nneka also ensures that supporters are well-stewarded and understand the significant difference their contributions make.

  • Violet takes responsibility for all of the Programmes within BMMUK. She is the point of contact for requests for workshops, collaborations as well as opportunities for external awareness campaigns working closely with our partners.

    Violet also manages our volunteer workforce including the Volunteer Assessors and Student Placement services.

Leslie Enobun
Finance Manager

Rita Kaana
Finance Officer